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Section 1.
Lands within the Delaware Riverbed.
(a) Authorization.--The Commonwealth owns lands within the bed of the Delaware River, a portion of which lands are located in the 18th Ward of the City of Philadelphia and are commonly known as part of the former Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) Power Station property, 1325 Beach Street, also known as North Beach Street.
The Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth, is hereby authorized to lease to L-A Battery QOZ, LLC, or its nominee for an initial term of 99 years, such lands within the bed of the Delaware River in the City of Philadelphia and to extend the lease term for all or any portion of the leased premises for an additional term of up to 99 years.
(b) Description.--The property to be leased is approximately 10.80126 acres of partially filled lands more particularly described as follows:
ALL THAT CERTAIN lot or piece of ground together with the improvements thereon erected, situate in the 18th Ward of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania more particularly described as follows to wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the dividing line between OPA #88- 435-7171, lands now or formerly of Delaware Station LLC and OPA #88-5670040, lands now or formerly of the City of Philadelphia, Penn Treaty Park, said point being distant the following two (2) courses and distances from the intersection of the northeasterly right-of-way line of Columbia Street Extended (50 foot wide right-of-way, on City Plan) and the southeasterly right-of-way line of Beach Street (50 foot wide right-of-way, on City Plan, legally open);
A.
Along the southeasterly right-of-way line of Beach Street, North 59 degrees 19 minutes 33 seconds East, a distance of 143.948 feet, thence;
B.
Along the dividing line between OPA #88-4351717 and OPA #88-5670040, South 28 degrees 11 minutes 54 seconds East, a distance of 233.380 feet to a point on the bulkhead line (approved by the Secretary of War January 5, 1894 and September 10, 1940) being the true point and place of BEGINNING and from said point of BEGINNING running, thence;
The following two (2) courses and distances along the bulkhead line:
1.
North 58 degrees 21 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 404.079 feet to a point, thence;
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North 64 degrees 18 minutes 09 seconds East, a distance of 534.095 feet to a point, thence;
3.
Along the dividing line between OPA #88-4351717 and OPA #88-4076002, lands now or formerly Berks Street Corp., South 28 degrees 28 minutes 57 seconds East, a distance of 494.364 feet to a point on the pierhead line (approved by the Secretary of War January 5, 1894 and September 10, 1940), thence;
The following two (2) courses and distances along the pierhead line:
4.
South 64 degrees 16 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 528.614 feet to a point, thence;
5.
South 54 degrees 04 minutes 10 seconds West, a distance of 415.040 feet to a point;
thence;
6.
Along the dividing line between OPA #88-4351717 and OPA #88-5670040, North 28 degrees 11 minutes 54 seconds West, a distance of 526.300 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.
CONTAINING 470,503 square feet or 10.80126-acres.
BEING the same property as shown on a plan entitled "ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey, Delaware Station LLC, 1325 N.
Beach Street, Map 16 N 21, OPA #88-4351717 & 88-4351719, City & County of Philadelphia, 18th Ward, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania", prepared by Control Point Associates, Inc., dated 05/28/2019, File No.
02-150120-01, Sheet 1 of 1.
(c) Lease agreement.--The lease and any other documents hereby contemplated shall be subject to approval as to form and legality as prescribed by the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, and shall be executed by the Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, which concurrence shall not be unreasonably withheld, in the name of 20200SB1235PN1853 - 3 - the Commonwealth.
The lease shall grant the lessee, its successors and assigns, the right to use the leased premises or to assign the lease or sublease or permit the sublease of the above described premises for the purposes of development for residential, office, commercial, condominium, hotel, marina or other uses all consistent with public and maritime uses and amenities.
(d) Nondisturbance.--The Department of General Services, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, acting on behalf of the Commonwealth, is also specifically authorized to enter into one or more nondisturbance agreements with any sublessee of the leased premises described in this section pursuant to which the Commonwealth shall agree that, if the Commonwealth succeeds to the interest of the sublessor under a sublease, the Commonwealth will not terminate the sublease unless the sublessee is in default.
(e) Land use restriction.--All leases authorized or referred to under this section shall be made under and subject to the condition, which shall be contained in the lease documents, that no portion of the leased premises shall be used as a licensed facility as defined in 4 Pa.C.S.
§ 1103 (relating to definitions) or any other similar type of licensed facility <-- authorized under the laws of this Commonwealth.
This condition shall be a covenant running with the land and shall be binding upon the lessee and sublessees and their respective successors and assigns.
Should any portion of any parcel authorized to be leased under this act be used in violation of this subsection, the lease shall terminate immediately.
(f) Improvements.-- (1) The Department of General Services is hereby 20200SB1235PN1853 - 4 - authorized to execute, on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, any declaration or other document necessary to submit the leased premises or any portion thereof and any improvements thereon to the provisions of 68 Pa.C.S.
Pt.
II Subpt.
B (relating to condominiums) as a leasehold condominium.
(2) The lease agreement shall contain the following terms and conditions:
(i) The lessee, all sublessees and their respective successors and assigns, shall provide and maintain at least the following free public access to the riverfront, for fishing and other recreation activities, and public parking in connection with such access:
(A) A minimum of 10 public parking spaces available at all times located proximate to the public walkway near the water edge and signage indicating the public parking.
(B) Public walkways on the riverfront, including promenades or trails along the entire water edge of the leasehold and adjacent to the water edge of the leasehold providing free public access to the water and allowing for passive and active recreational activities year-round and signage indicating the walkways are open to the general public.
(C) A free public park area along the public walkway near the water.
(D) Public access to the Delaware River which is consistent with the Waterfront Setback requirements set forth in Section 14-216(6)(g) of the Philadelphia Code (enacted into law by an Ordinance enacting Bill 20200SB1235PN1853 - 5 - No.
050465, passed by the City Council on June 16, 2005, and signed by the Mayor on July 8, 2005, as amended and updated) or in accordance with such other plan and such other municipal ordinance as may govern such public access in the future.
(ii) These conditions shall be covenants that run with the land and shall be binding upon the lessee, any sublessee and their respective successors and assigns.
Should the lessee, any sublessee or any of their respective successors or assigns permit the parcels authorized to be leased under this section, or any portion thereof, to be used in a manner inconsistent with the conditions contained in this subsection, all rights and interests in the lease authorized by this act shall terminate immediately.
(iii) Should the lessee or ITS successor or its <-- assigns wish to modify the public access or parking required by this section, it must obtain the prior written approval of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Department of General Services, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The public access and parking shall be completed and open to the public no later than the date the first tenant or resident occupies the leased premises OR THE LAND <-- ADJACENT TO THE LEASED PREMISES.
(iv) Nothing herein shall affect or otherwise limit the requirements of the provisions of the act of November 26, 1978 (P.L.1375, No.325), known as the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act, which may require further measures to provide for public access and use of the land and 20200SB1235PN1853 - 6 - adjacent water.
(g) Consideration.--The Department of General Services shall lease the land within the bed of the Delaware River as described in subsection (b) upon such terms and conditions and for such consideration as it shall, with the concurrence of the Department of Environmental Protection, establish through the lease agreement.
These terms may include a requirement to commence and construct improvements authorized or required by this section with certain time periods.
(h) Costs and fees.--Costs and fees incidental to the lease authorized by this section shall be borne by the lessee.
(i) Sunset provision.--In the event that the lease authorized by this section is not fully executed within 36 months following the effective date of this section, the authority contained in this section shall be void.
Section 2.
Effective date.
This act shall take effect immediately.
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